ROTC's Proud History

AUTHOR(S)

Santos, David

PUB. DATE

October 2006

SOURCE

Soldiers;Oct2006, Vol. 61 Issue 10, p38

SOURCE TYPE

Periodical

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

The article presents information on the U.S. Army's Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC). The ROTC was first established in 1916. College students who enroll in the ROTC program are preparing themselves to be future leaders of the U.S. military. U.S. Army Cadet Command spokesperson Paul Kotakis said that the ROTC is the only source of the U.S. Army's commissioned officers.